Wow, it appears I have not posted in months. Sometimes I go full Luddite and stay offline for everything but work and listen to wordless cello music while I sew buttonholes by hand, because the pileup of current events has me too depressed about everything to subject myself to the bombardment of information about the all…

Welcome back from the weekend! Last week, we drafted a basic sleeve block with Jen from My Measuring Tape . Today we'll be looking at that s...

This tutorial will describe and provide you with solutions to some of the most common skirt and pants pattern fitting issues.

In this article by Threads Magazine, Karen Howland teaches us methods on hot to correct back-leg wrinkles on pants.

When pinning pants to the waistband, it’s crucial to balance the leg properly, regardless of whether you’re using my method or some other method1-7 for adjusting the fit of pants. Befor…

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Here you will find instructions on how to get rid of too much length in the buttocks area of the pattern of a pair of ladies' trousers, so that no unsightly folds appear on the trousers.

Create a sleeve that fits perfectly for movement by adjusting your pattern before you cut and sew. Try this bicep adjustment for custom fitted sleeve!

In this article by Kenneth D. King, learn how to tell whether a sleeve and bodice pattern have the proper amount of ease.

Learn how to add sleeves to a favorite sleeveless dress or top pattern by creating a custom sleeve pattern. All you need are some arm measurements and the bodice pattern.

What can you do if your armhole seam hangs too far past the low point shoulder tip (LPS)? There are two pattern correction options to fix this issue. Let's look at one of them. The good thing about this correction: the sleeve does not need to be adjusted because the armhole is the same. The bad thing is that the shoulder slope is no longer the same. It’s been adjusted and has a slightly different slope. This information and more can be found in The Fitting Book. Visit the page to order yours.

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Learn how to sew custom clothing, as well as design and alter patterns. Expert instructors will teach you the most recent methods and trends in the sewing industry.

Pattern drafting, pattern grading, garment making [and] garment fitting, by Edmund Gurney ...

In this article by Threads Magazine, Claudette Grant shows you how to Draft Your Own Pattern for Pants that Fit!

My sewing friends out there, I’m about to get all fitting saga on you. And it’s about pants. I know. It’s a really really really long post about pants. You’ve been warned. I kind of wish this were about the British use of the term pants, it would probably be more fun. Alternate post titles?... Read more »

Learn the difference between design ease and wearing/fitting ease to create those beautiful smock dresses ready for your summer BBQ

Hi All, This was also a highly requested tutorial- like last week’s tutorial on changing your pattern for different sizes of underwires. If you’ve read my posts on Underwire Fitting and my Guide to Different Underwire Styles. Then you might have found that you need an underwire that is a different style than the one […]